re: Trailer Bearing/Hub question

Yeah, damn hubs are a pain... Bearing Buddy makes a special inner seal that might help. I bought new hubs from etrailer but the truth is that all of them are now made in China and I'm a little skeptical of their quality. It's been a couple of years since my new hubs but I remember somewhere seeing where the hubs were not suppose to be used with Bearing Buddies. Went a while with just dust covers but after one wheel making a racket, I put Bearing Buddies on after replacing races and bearings. Then I started slinging Bearing Buddies. Now I put gasket seal around the Bearing Buddies to help with that. Noticed on my last trip fishing I was missing a freaking Bearing Buddy on one side.

Let this be a reminder to everyone to jack up each side of your boat trailer and give the wheel a spin. If there is slack or noise you need to take the appropriate action. You don't want to be "THAT GUY" on the side of the road with boat trailer problems.

And yes, check the tire pressure.